Desiree
Girl · French
Desiree is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 1,427th for girls in the US (151 babies).
What does Desiree mean?
French
A female given name from French, alternative spelling of Désirée.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Desiree a girl's or a boy's name?
Desiree is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 151 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Desiree in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Desiree, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Desiree in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Desiree in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Desiree in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,427among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 151about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 151 girls in the US were named Desiree, making it the 1,427th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,059th. Its busiest year was 1983, with 2,915 girls. It first appears in the records in 1910.
2025 had fewer girls named Desiree than any year since 1954.
Half of all the girls named Desiree in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Desiree in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 | #1,427 |
| 2024 | 213 | #1,135 |
| 2023 | 197 | #1,209 |
| 2022 | 227 | #1,098 |
| 2021 | 232 | #1,080 |
| 2020 | 234 | #1,059 |
| 2019 | 242 | #1,057 |
| 2018 | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2017 | 273 | #965 |
| 2016 | 285 | #953 |
| 2015 | 349 | #805 |
| 2014 | 401 | #703 |
| 2013 | 453 | #617 |
| 2012 | 470 | #609 |
| 2011 | 485 | #594 |
| 2010 | 641 | #472 |
| 2009 | 715 | #441 |
| 2008 | 851 | #380 |
| 2007 | 1,022 | #327 |
| 2006 | 1,103 | #300 |
| 2005 | 1,161 | #286 |
| 2004 | 1,394 | #234 |
| 2003 | 1,505 | #215 |
| 2002 | 1,550 | #213 |
| 2001 | 1,721 | #191 |
| 2000 | 1,790 | #181 |
| 1999 | 1,820 | #173 |
| 1998 | 1,999 | #159 |
| 1997 | 2,185 | #147 |
| 1996 | 2,277 | #144 |
| 1995 | 2,400 | #132 |
| 1994 | 2,546 | #125 |
| 1993 | 2,444 | #133 |
| 1992 | 2,760 | #122 |
| 1991 | 2,486 | #126 |
| 1990 | 2,575 | #125 |
| 1989 | 2,348 | #127 |
| 1988 | 2,266 | #127 |
| 1987 | 2,251 | #124 |
| 1986 | 2,006 | #141 |
| 1985 | 2,304 | #126 |
| 1984 | 2,230 | #128 |
| 1983 | 2,915 | #94 |
| 1982 | 2,097 | #142 |
| 1981 | 1,607 | #171 |
| 1980 | 1,785 | #156 |
| 1979 | 1,634 | #170 |
| 1978 | 1,809 | #154 |
| 1977 | 983 | #251 |
| 1976 | 837 | #275 |
| 1975 | 753 | #305 |
| 1974 | 772 | #306 |
| 1973 | 752 | #310 |
| 1972 | 785 | #308 |
| 1971 | 752 | #338 |
| 1970 | 788 | #333 |
| 1969 | 772 | #325 |
| 1968 | 731 | #321 |
| 1967 | 732 | #323 |
| 1966 | 798 | #314 |
| 1965 | 855 | #310 |
| 1964 | 780 | #341 |
| 1963 | 819 | #328 |
| 1962 | 572 | #402 |
| 1961 | 560 | #412 |
| 1960 | 532 | #420 |
| 1959 | 499 | #427 |
| 1958 | 502 | #416 |
| 1957 | 492 | #422 |
| 1956 | 556 | #373 |
| 1955 | 766 | #309 |
| 1954 | 98 | #983 |
| 1953 | 58 | #1,275 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,745 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,739 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,763 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,966 |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,952 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,862 |
| 1946 | 18 | #2,227 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,597 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,191 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
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